The crusades were a large factor that led to the renaissance
English bill of rights to create American bill of rights
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The Magna Carta which limited the kings power, which is similar to the separation of power and the philosophy of limited government here in the U.S. today.
There are many different trains of thought that lead Americans to their own mindset about the aid of Middle Eastern independence.
Generally speaking, there are many people who believe that the United States should be the Police of the world or the hero of smaller countries and help them since they have the power to do so.
Others believe that the United States has no rights of interfering in foreign affairs and should mind their own business.
There are those who just don't agree with the idea of sending kids to die for other countries as well, no matter why.
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capture and killing of Osama bin Laden
Native Americans were very close to nature. If the geography had changed, then Native Americans would change the way they lived as well.
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